North Korea, Ukraine

Ukrainians said North Koreans are so determined to avoid capture that one tried to take himself out with a concrete pillar
The paratroopers said the already-wounded North Korean ran "headfirst" into a concrete pillar when they tried to load him into a vehicle.
Ukraine has captured 2 North Korean soldiers, South Korea's intelligence service says
Ukraine captured two wounded North Korean soldiers who were fighting on behalf of Russia in a Russian border region, South Korea’s intelligence service said.
Seoul's spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven't shown desire to defect
South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region haven’t expressed a desi
Zelenskyy ‘ready to hand over’ captured N Korea soldiers for Ukrainian POWs
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Kyiv is “ready to hand over” captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war held in Russia. The offer on Sunday came hours after South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) confirmed Ukraine’s announcement that it had captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to trade captured North Koreans for Ukrainian prisoners
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video showing the apparent interrogation of two North Korean soldiers captured alive in the war.
Troops captured by Ukraine provide rare glimpse into North Korea’s military
North Korea has not responded to reports of its troops captured or killed by Ukraine forces. It has never publicised the deployment or large shipments of North Korean artillery shells and other weapons sent to Russia to help its war against Ukraine, although they marked the country’s first intervention in a major armed conflict overseas in decades.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine captured 2 wounded North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region. Here's what we know.
In a statement posted on X, Zelenskyy said he had instructed Ukraine's security service to allow journalists access to the captured soldiers.
Ukraine captured two injured North Korean soldiers, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine has captured two injured North Korean soldiers from the battlefield in Russia’s Kursk region and transferred them to Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday.
South Korea's spy agency backs Ukraine account on capture of North Korean soldiers
National Intelligence Service says aware of battlefield situation through real-time cooperation with Security Service of Ukraine - Anadolu Ajansı
Seoul says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven't shown desire to defect
South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region haven’t expressed a desi
North Korean Soldier Speaks After Ukraine Capture: 'I Didn't Know'
"I didn't even know who we were fighting against," the captured soldier from Pyongyang told Ukraine's Security Service.
Korea Joongang Daily on MSN9h
Human rights groups urge Ukrainian President Zelensky not to repatriate North Korean POWs
Civic groups advocating human rights in North Korea sent an open letter to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday ...
Yonhap News English on MSN15h
Around 1,000 N. Korean troops killed in war against Ukraine: report
About 1,000 North Korean soldiers are believed to have been killed while fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia's western ...
North Korea stands to lose all 12,000 of its troops in Kursk by mid-April if its casualty rate holds, analysts say
A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.
Notes kept by North Korean soldiers in Russia describe suicidal anti-drone tactics, loyalty to Kim Jong Un
The North Korean soldiers fighting for Moscow on the Kursk front lack familiarity with modern warfare. They are making up for their weaknesses with a fanatical will to fight – to the point of suicide.
The New Voice of Ukraine on MSN6d
North Korea’s entire Russian-based force can be wiped out by April — ISW
The report recalls that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in early January 2025 that approximately 3,800 North ...
As Trump Takes Office, Zelensky Urges Europe to Stand Firm Against Russia
Speaking a day after Trump’s inauguration, Ukraine’s president told world leaders at Davos that Europe needs to remain united ...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow claims capture of towns in east as six dead in overnight attacks
Russia launched 39 Shahed drones, other simulator drones and four ballistic missiles according to Ukraine’s Air Force. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down two missiles and 24 drones. A further 14 ...